PRAYER
Community Prayer
Anyone who wishes to do so may join the monks for our daily community Mass and for the hours of the divine office, which we pray together. The Mass is in the main church; the divine office is in the choir chapel on the second floor of the abbey church. The schedule is as follows.
Abbey Mass Schedule
Weekdays (Monday-Saturday): 5:00 P.M.
(During the summer, Mass is at 8:15 AM)
Sundays: 10:00 A.M.
Daily Mass Readings
The readings at Mass for each day are listed at this site, including the appropriate responsorial psalm and antiphon. The complete text of the New American Bible can also be accessed.
Monastic Prayer Schedule
The Divine Office or Liturgy of the Hours
Weekdays (Monday-Saturday):
- Morning Prayer - 6:00 A.M.
- Midday Prayer - 12:00 Noon (During the summer and on Saturdays, midday prayer is at 11:30 A.M.)
- Evening Prayer - 7:20 P.M. (During the summer, evening prayer is at 5:30 P.M.)
- During the summer, the community has Night prayer or Compline at 7:20 P.M., Monday - Friday.
Sundays:
- Morning Prayer - 7:00 A.M.
- Midday Prayer - 11:30 A.M.
- Evening Prayer - 5:30 P.M.
Eucharistic Adoration
5:00 P.M. on the first Sunday of every month
For those who are unable to pray the monastic office with us but would like to join privately in the Church’s official prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours, the texts for the office of each day are provided by the following links.
Also known as Lauds, it is meant to be said first thing in the morning. The hour consists of a hymn, two psalms and an Old Testament canticle, a short reading and responsory, New Testament canticle, prayers of intercession, and the Our Father and oration of the day.
Also known as Vespers or Evensong, this hour consists of a hymn, two psalms and a New Testament canticle, a short reading and responsory, New Testament canticle, prayers of intercession, and the Our Father and oration of the day.
A thought for the day, question to ponder, or task to undertake that helps us focus on what is really important in our lives.